Toward a Holistic Education

Students coming into higher education, despite parental control and their established behaviors and beliefs, are impressionable. Music schools, and perhaps universities themselves, are in a unique position to help students develop and lead a well-balanced life, one of intellectual curiosity, physical and emotional health, and positive character. Music schools undoubtedly have established curricula, faculty, programs, organizations, and assessment that educate, challenge, inspire, and reward their students. By encouraging students on a frequent basis to take advantage of the other resources available to them - fitness, nutrition, and counseling - the music school assumes the larger role of mentoring students in becoming not only successful performers, composers, teachers, and scholars but also healthy, productive, and vibrant citizens.